encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
mouth of a (sword) sheath
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
southern part; the south (of a region)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
night view; night skyline; nightscape
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
hard (life); tough (world)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little